Battle of Halani

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Battle of Halani
Date1783
Location
Halani, Sindh (Present day Pakistan)
Result Talpur Victory
Territorial
changes
Establishment of the Talpur dynasty over Sindh
Belligerents
Abbasid banner.svg Kalhora Dynasty
Supported by:
Flag of Herat until 1842.svg Durrani Empire
Flag of Talpur dynasty.gif Talpur Dynasty
Supported by:
Alam of the Mughal Empire.svg Mughal Empire (nominal support)
Commanders and leaders
Mian Abdul Nabi Khan Kalhoro Mir Fateh Ali Khan Talpur

The Battle of Halani was fought in 1783 between the Baloch tribe of Talpurs and the Sindhi tribe of Kalhora near Halani village for the control of the Sindh region, in modern-day Pakistan. The Talpurs, led by Mir Fateh Ali Khan Talpur, won the battle over Mian Abdul Nabi Kalhoro of the Kalhora dynasty, and established the Talpur dynasty.

The Kalhora dynasty of Nawabs were supported by the Durrani Empire. While the Talpurs traced their roots back to Nader Shah had Qajar and possibly slight nominal support from the Mughal Empire.

At the Battle of Halani both sides ferociously deployed the usage of gunpowder weaponry. The battle was described by a future chronicler with one word Atishfishan (meaning "blazing flame"), this battle was even fought between gunboats in the Indus river.

The Talpur dynasty ruled in Sindh until defeated by the British forces at the Battle of Miani in 1843. 2 of 3 Talpur kingdoms were defeated but Khairpur survived by allying with the British.

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